The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-23
NEXT CONGRESS.
The Legislative Freshman Glass.
New Men Who Will be Taught the
Ropes This Winter
Many OF tho Senator's Elect Known
to National Fame.
Mr. Carlisle's Election to the Speak
ership Assured.
Names of Representatives Who VIII BE
at the Heads OF the House Com
mittees s-Abolishment OF
"Red Tape"

Special Dispatch TO the Appeal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %. When Congress
meets the old hands around the capitol
will hardly know it. Nearly one.iourth OF
the Senate will be new men. Over one
third Of the House are strangers to Wash
ington. Few OF the new senators are
known here. Men like Pasco OF Florida,
Turpic OF Indiana, Stockbridgc OF Michi.
gan, Bate OF Tennessee, aud Faulkner OF
West Virginia, will be total strangers 20
nine-tCnths OF the senators. Half the in
coming ones are, however, men Of nation.
al reputation. Frank lIiscock has been in
Congress since 1873. Paddock, Of Ne
braska, and Stewart, of Nevada, are well
known TO the older men Of tho Senate
with whom they served ten years ago.
Cush Davis, OF Minnesota, Is well known
as u prominent Blaine leader in the north
west and lawyer OF national reputation.
Quay, OF Pennsylvania, is oi course very
well known as the boss politician of the
Keystone State. Old Judge Reagan, Of
Texas, who succeeds Cen Maxcy, has
been in public life forty years and has
served in almost every sort of an Office
that is known 10 American politics.
lie was United States surveyor In Texas
~ far back as 1880. lie was Judge
dozen years in that State, and came to
Congress in 1857 and stayed there until
the secession Of his State. In the Con
icdcracy Judge Reagan was more promi.
ncnt than he had been under the old
government, being one OF the most trusted
men IN Jcif Davis Cabinet. lie was elect
cd TO Congress again IN 1873, and has been
very prominent in all its debates. Ills ad-
vocacy of the interstate commerce hill has
made his name almost household word
all over the country.
There will be three widowcs In the
Senate this winter. There would have
been four, but Gen. llaWlcy has very
promptly taken himself ont oi the list hy
marrying Miss llorncr. The others m,
Gibson, Voorhees, and Beck. Mn. Glib
son died three ycar ago. Alr llock died
last winter und Nfn Voorhees, last Marh.
The comparatively short interval between
the death of the iirst Mrs. llnWlcy aud
the senator's marriage has served to Ent
the thoughtful manmns "a planning
matches for several quite elderly and wcA
preserved daughters who have been In
society here iuu lunp. Svnniut Numhc--
will keep house this winter with hia
daughter. Although hc IL sixty ycan old
hc does not look day over ioriy.cight.
aud has the spirit and the manner and the
life OF q far younger man. Senator Beck
Is hale, hearty old Scutchman, who has
many yrars to spend most ul them prob.
ably IN the Senate. II is not likely Tint be-
will marry again.
Nh. cAWusEs uLcrioN Assrnrp.
There is not the least doubt oi Mr.. Car.
isles election ~ speaker. aud q rnrullnry
Of this viii be- substantially the rapp0int.
mcnt Of most ol the chairmCn of commit.
tees. Mills. ol Texas, will succeed Moui.
ron. 0f Illinois, NJ the head oi the ways
aud means committee, and is u man Of ini
more tact and wider popularity than his
predecessor Randall will slill have charge
oi appropriations. Culbcnon, oi Texas.
stands in the line Of succession Ia the
chairmanship of the committee on iuli.
cary. but it is doubtful il Mr Carlisle will
give Texas two such prominent places o.
the chainuanships 81 the WAYS aud mean.
and the Judiciary. The belief " strong
that ten. Collins. oi Massachusetts,, will
b. chairman oi this committee. Bland.
of Missouri, will probably have the com.
mitico on commerce. Willis, m Ken.
turky. who has bunsled ~ many riypi
and hnrbor bills, j. succeeded In tongwsr
by Mr.. Carulh, 0i louisville, and the
river and hafh0r chairmnn-hip will ro
either to Mr. blanchard. ol Louisiana, uf
somc new member Hatch. oi Missouri.
who worked 80 valipnily on the 0lcomlr.
gnrine and pluurD pneumonia bills lat
winter, will remain at the head UI
the committee On agriculture. IL
il one oi the s0undcsl men on hiH side uI
the chamber. and IN working Ike q beaver
to be- mnde Governor of Missouri. Their
" q strong feeling aminsi Perry Belmont
as chairman uf the committee ON iopig
nnains, aud an effort will be- made a. fhin
him "a some other place. Little joe
Wheeler, Of Alabama, will be chairman ol
the committee on military anain', Gen
Bragg, ui Wisconsin, who Is himself nov
somewhat famous for the enemies he has
made. having been retired by the people
Herbert, of Alabama, will STAY ut the bead
oi the committee on naval affairs. Blount
Of Georgia, will In III probability bc mad,
chairman Of the committee ON pusl0ilicca
o. Neill having been elected io succeed Mr.
Cobb In the Second Indiana district
throws the chainnnnship Oi the publ,
lands committee into the hands II Mr.
Fomn, Of the Cleveland o., district. Feel
Of Arkansas. will succeed Wcllborn, o
Texas, ni the hCadoi the committee on In
dian nllnirs. llill, Of Ohio wh'
played such q fnc game with tho bill
lor the admission 0l Dakota last winter
will stay nj home, and unless Mr.. Carli-l,
refuses 10 make mistake, Springer Oi I'LL
n0is, WILDE at the head 0i ihcclmmiilcc oi
Territories Springer will double ant
, twist Dakota and all the rcsi Ol tho Terri
tories worsc than llill did. George Wise
Of Virginia will dill have The commiitc,
on manufactures Probably UFcuall, .
the same State, will be ut the head O
mines aud mining, ns II Is improbable tia
Mr.. Clarly. Of Missouri, who viii have thl
more important chn.fmauship Ul the CON
mitloc ON commerce, would remain at ih
head Of this committee. Dibble, 0i SOutl
. Carolina, will stay at the head ol publ
buildings and grounds Crisp, Oi Georgia
I succeeds Ia the chaifmmship Ol the com
, nittoo on Pacific railroads, although th
succession IL opcn IA several possible ap
poinlmcnls. M Carlisle will be ser